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U5 L9 The Ottoman Empire Flashcards

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1
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What did Arabs think was a dishonorable way to wage war?

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use of firearms

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2
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What did the Turkish Ottomans become experts in?

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using artillery

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3
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What was the chief entrance to Constantinople?

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the Golden Gate

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4
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When did the Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople? What did this cause?

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1453, end of Byzantine Empire

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5
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After Constantinople fell, what did the Ottomans make and rename it?

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capital of Ottoman Empire, Istanbul

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6
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What did the Ottomans do to Constantinople concerning the churches?

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  • destroyed Christian churches
  • including Hagia Sophia church (it wasn’t actually destroyed- just damaged)
  • churches converted to Muslim mosques
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7
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What did the Muslim religion play an important role in?

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advance of Ottoman Turks through Africa and into Europe

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8
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Could a Muslim follow their religion ‘half way’?

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no, had to give their all

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9
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What were the Muslims required to do in their religion?

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  • obey the Koran
  • follow strict Muslim legal code
  • Religious merit and military prowess coincided
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10
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By 1543, the Turks had conquered most of which countries?

A

Balkan

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11
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When did the Austrians defeat the Ottoman Empire?

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1699

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What were the reasons for the Ottoman’s defeat against the Austrians?

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  • After invading Balkans, landowners/warriors withdrew from Sultan army after receiving own land, Sultan forced to raise an army of slaves
  • But slave market diminished and was forced to conscript Serbs, Greeks and Albanians
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13
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Did the Russians capture Constantinople?

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no

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How did the Austrian war with the Ottomans begin and end?

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B- Ottoman’s second siege of Vienna

E- Peace of Karlowitz

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What land did the Ottomans surrender to the Austrians after their defeat?

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Hungary

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16
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What was the Ottoman Sultan forced to conscript after slave market diminished?

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  • Serbs
  • Greeks
  • Albanians
17
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What did the Russian war with the Ottomans end with?

A

Treaty of Kainardji (Little Fountain)

18
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What did the Russians gain after their war with the Ottomans?

A
  • free strait passage
  • Black Sea territories with unrestricted navigational rights
  • protectorate over Christians living in Muslim territory
19
Q

What did the Muslims believe that were interconnected?

A

victory in battle and divine guidance

20
Q

In the 1500s Muslim shipping was superior to which countries?

A

Spain and Portugal

21
Q

After 1600, European control was transferred to which groups?

A

English, Dutch and French

22
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Through which methods did the English, Dutch and French gain confidence of the Turks?

A

treaties and refraining from missionary activity

23
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How did the Ottoman Empire economically decline?

A
  • commercial agriculture
  • Euro changing from artisans to manufacturing
  • Ottomans did not change
  • wealthy people did not invest in businesses because of corrupt civil servants and usury
  • Ottoman stayed in agriculture, bad growing seasons
24
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How did the Ottoman empire decline?

A
  • internal warfare
  • religious changes
  • static economy
  • defeats in battles (Austria and Russia)
25
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What/who were the Shi’as?

A

sect of Muslim heretics

26
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What was the common Muslim religion at that time?

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Sunni

27
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Who is Ismail Safavi?

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Shi’a leader who revolted against Ottomans

28
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What did Ismail Safavi crown himself as

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shah

29
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What is a shah?

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title of rulers of various Asian countries, such as Persia

30
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Where and when was Ismail Safavi defeated?

A

Chalderon in 1514

But safavi escaped

31
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Who was Selim the Grim?

A

Ottoman emperor who put down Anatolia rebellions

32
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Who replaced Selim the Grim?

A

Suleiman the Lawgiver

33
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What lands did Suleiman the Lawgiver add to Ottoman lands?

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Egypt, Syria and Arabia

34
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What are two holy cities?

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Mecca and Medina

35
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Under who did the Safavi empire reach its peak?

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Shah Abbas the Great

36
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What did Isfahan build?

A

garden city

37
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What is a protectorate?

A

shielding from harm/danger of a weak country by a stronger country

38
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What is usury?

A

lending money at a high rate of interest

39
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What is monopolize?

A

have/get exclusive possession/control of

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